Asbestos: Young tradespeople need to know the risk
Millennials, gen Z workers and other younger people who work as plumbers, electricians, and in other trades need to take the risk of asbestos much more seriously.
That’s the message from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The workplace regulator has launched...Read More »
City council fined after school caretaker dies
A city council has been fined after a school caretaker died following a fall from a ladder.
David Mobsby, was working was at Blatchington Mill School, a community school in Hove, and suffered a fatal head injury when he fell from the ladder on 3 August 2018.
Mr Mobsby, 71, had been...Read More »
New regulator takes major step forward in ‘landmark moment for building safety’
- Regulator to protect high-rise residents in England from unsafe building practices
- 12,500 buildings must be registered with the Building Safety Regulator
- New ‘Be Ready’ campaign calls on industry to prepare for the new safety regime
Those responsible for the safety of high-rise residential buildings in England...Read More »
Company fined after worker fractures back and ribs following fall
A company has been fined after an employee fractured his back and ribs following a fall from a house in Frodsham, Cheshire.
The man was working for Renka Limited after the company had been hired to supply and install windows, doors and frames at the property on Village Lane.
Renka Limited workers...Read More »
HSE’s Science and Research Centre welcomes scientists of the future
Scientists of the future got to see at first hand the excellent work that goes on at the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Science and Research Centre in Buxton.
A-Level students from Meadowhead School in Sheffield spent time at the specialist facility meeting HSE scientists and hearing from them about their...Read More »